Anybody ever had a heart attack?

[Terminal23]

I'm just wondering ...if you have a heart attack do you know it? I always have pains in my chest...Well not always..but Ive had several times when I have had chest pains.. I've had ECG's and they always show that I have a healthy heart...i'm not parinoid about it, I just wondered if you could have a heart attack and not know it...

[NeoStarO1]

heart pains can be mixed up with axiety. always good to have it checked out like you do but if its persistant, id check out the axiety angle.

AFAIK you can not have a heart attack without knowing it.

[JacobM5727]

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as far as i know, you can tell if you are having one... from what i have heard, chest pain, and left arm pain/numbness

i have never had one.. but sometimes i get unbearable pain in the right side of my chest...

Can happen. Some ppl have a heart attack with no pain in the chest, just a bit short of breath and feel a bit poorly. Then they come into hospital, have the tests, and sure enough, it was a mild heart attack.

I think you would know there was something wrong, though, but not necessarily realise it was a heart attack.

Many chest pains are caused by muscles/ligamnets in the chest wall, and sometimes by lung problems. Not all chest pain is heart related, but it is wise to get checked out if you have any chest pain, especially if it involves an numbness, tingling or pain in your left arm.

IMO, seeing a good doc is way better than internet consulations.

Cheers
Mick

[Terminal23]

Good Link....

[cracked]

i have occaisionally been at school and all of the sudden i get a dull pain in my chest and arms along with a lot of pressure feeling. then it goes away in a few minutes. but i never figured out what it was...

drew

[RedFury]

Stop holding your breath Cracked

[Creatures]

a heart attack starts with a pain starting from the chest an moving in the arms and in the head part! (pretty hard) and then it starts with this crazy stuff you see in the TV (ER)

Creatures

[M_Six]

Many chest pains are caused by muscles/ligamnets in the chest wall,

Very true. I had inflamed ligaments right in the center of my sternum once. It hurt all the way up my neck to my jaw and arms. I was sure I was having a heart attack. Turned out to be ligaments inflamed by exposure to extreme cold. Now I get it every time I'm out in the cold too long. Hurts like hell.

[gjimene2]

what if you loose feeling in your left arm? it happens to me once in a while, or all of a sudden it will go numb and I loose partial strenth in it and I'm only 20